authoritarianism

IPA/ɔːˌθɒrɪˈteəriənɪzəm/
KK[əθˌɔrətˈɛriənˌɪzəm]IPA/əˌθɔːrəˈteriənɪzəm/

authoritarianism — 名詞

1. a system of government or a set of beliefs in which those in power demand total

1.名詞B2
釋義

威權主義

要求絕對服從、限制自由的政治體系

a system of government or a set of beliefs in which those in power demand total obedience from citizens and give them little or no personal freedom or choice

例句

The professor wrote a book criticizing the rise of authoritarianism in modern democracies.

這位教授寫了一本書，批評現代民主國家中威權主義的興起。

collocation: rise of authoritarianism

After the coup, the country moved from democracy toward authoritarianism under General Koenig's rule.

政變之後，該國在 Koenig 將軍的統治下，從民主逐漸走向威權主義。

move from democracy toward authoritarianism

常見搭配
  • rise of authoritarianism
  • slide into authoritarianism
  • move toward authoritarianism
  • authoritarian regime
  • authoritarian government
  • form of authoritarianism
  • oppose authoritarianism
  • criticize authoritarianism
同義詞
  • dictatorship

    focuses on rule by a single leader, often with a narrower sense of how power is seized

  • autocracy

    emphasizes one-person rule with unlimited power, more formal than authoritarianism

  • totalitarianism

    a more extreme form that aims to control every part of life, not just obedience

反義詞
  • democracy

    a system where citizens have political freedom and choose their leaders

  • liberalism

    a philosophy that values individual rights and limited government power

用法筆記

This uncountable noun is most commonly used in political and historical writing. It can describe either a form of government or the philosophical belief that justifies it.

常見錯誤

Authoritarianism is when the government controls everything.
Authoritarianism is a system in which the government demands total obedience and limits personal freedom.
'when' clauses should be rewritten as noun phrases in definitions.
Many countries fell into authoritarian.
Many countries fell into authoritarianism.
'authoritarian' is an adjective; the noun form 'authoritarianism' is needed here.

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常用片語

  • the rise of authoritarianism
  • a slide into authoritarianism
  • a form of authoritarianism

介系詞搭配

  • under authoritarianism
  • toward authoritarianism
  • from authoritarianism